STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1744

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 518, 519, 520, 521

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 518, 519, 520, and 521, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology

G.M. No. 518

ANA A. GAMBLE,

for a term to expire 06-30-2008;

G.M. No. 519

MONA S. TAKUMI,

for a term to expire 06-30-2008;

G.M. No. 520

LENHANH P. TRAN, M.D.,

for a term to expire 06-30-2008; and

G.M. No. 521

MARGARET K. WADA,

for a term to expire 06-30-2008,

begs leave to report as follows:

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs testified in support of all the nominations. Additionally, the nominations of Mona S. Takumi and Ana A. Gamble were supported by the individual testimonies of two persons, and the nomination of Margaret K. Wada was supported by the testimony of one person.

ANA A. GAMBLE has been licensed as a speech pathologist since 1986 and holds a current license in good standing. Ms. Gamble is presently employed as a speech pathologist with the Department of Education. The nominee is a member of the American Speech Language Association and Hawaii Speech Language Hearing Association. Ms. Gamble currently serves as chairperson of the Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology (Board).

MONA S. TAKUMI has been licensed as an audiologist since 1976 and holds a current license in good standing. Since 2000, Ms. Takumi has been employed as an audiologist with Kaiser Permanente's Wailuku Clinic. Prior thereto, Ms. Takumi worked as an audiologist in the private and public sectors. The nominee also volunteers as a consulting audiologist with the Imua Family Service Newborn Hearing Screening Program. Ms. Takumi currently holds one of two audiologist positions on the Board.

LENHANH P. TRAN is a board-certified physician in otolaryngology/head and neck surgery with fellowship training in pediatric otolaryngology, and has been licensed to practice medicine in Hawaii since 2000. Dr. Tran practiced pediatric otolaryngology at the Children's Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and otolaryngology at Tripler Medical Center before entering into private practice. The nominee is a current member of the Board.

MARGARET K. WADA has been licensed as a speech pathologist since 1976 and holds a current license in good standing. Ms. Wada is employed as a speech language pathologist with the Department of Health where she directs the State's early childhood services programs, in addition to practicing speech language therapy. The nominee's work with special needs children and their families earned her the Special Parents Information Network award. Ms. Wada currently holds one of two speech pathologist seats on the Board.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nominations.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing,

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RON MENOR, Chair